Das DHS möchte eine einzige Suchmaschine zur Erkennung von Gesichtern und Fingerabdrücken in allen Behörden.
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/#intcid=_wired-verso-hp-trending-bktb_2215d27a-8c53-437b-a8a7-93927f46ac46_cygnus-personalized
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The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to build a unified biometric search platform that would allow multiple agencies to query facial recognition, fingerprints, iris scans, and other biometric data through a single system.
Currently, DHS components such as CBP, ICE, TSA, USCIS, and the Secret Service operate different biometric databases and matching systems. The proposed platform would function as a centralized “matching engine,” enabling cross-agency searches instead of siloed lookups.
According to the report, the system would support investigative searches that return ranked candidate matches for human review, not just one-to-one identity verification. While this could improve investigative capabilities, it also increases the scope of biometric scanning and raises the risk of false positives.
Technically, integration is complex because agencies use different vendors, data formats, and legacy systems. Harmonizing them into a single searchable architecture would require significant interoperability work.
Civil liberties advocates warn that expanding biometric search capabilities beyond border control and airports could broaden domestic surveillance, particularly if used in public spaces or during protests.
DHS has not yet published detailed policies outlining usage limits, retention periods, or oversight mechanisms.
Discussion:
Do you see this as necessary modernization of fragmented systems, or a significant expansion of surveillance infrastructure?
that’s a good idea. too many different systems right now
30 years ago religious dooms-dayers were describing this exact thing as the biblical „beast“, I know well because I grew up in one of those households. Today they are putting on their MAGA hats and gladly voting for it. How did that happen?
This is the whole don’t put all your eggs in one basket situation. Create a single point of failure and create a singular database that would almost assuredly be in the wrong hands with the wrong ideas from the get go. Can’t see anything bad happening with that /s
All of their ideas come from shitty action movies,
Skynet here we go!
Isn’t this the exact reason conservatives have been against a gun registry my entire life? Hypocrite scum. I’m sure now they jerk off to the idea, along with the underage girls, of course.
They have it already they just want it to be accepted
The people that look like they were several layers of skin masks want to have a database of your face
Ya’ll want surveillance state fuck that fuck that. To Korns ya’ll want a single.
Libertarians? Yall still out there? Hello? You good with being treaded on after all?
For her new face or the old one?
Conservatives suddenly love the idea of a surveillance state.
They burned down 5G towers but are apparently ok with this.
Republicans hate the idea of a national ID card but they _love_ this shit. Wonder why that is
Should be easy , right? Just ask Grok or Claude or Gemini or Sora or any of the others that we hear can do things instantly, without errors, and far better than humans. Well? What are you waiting for? Just get a subscription and ask ! Ill wait
A face only a mother could flag.
I swear she looked like she was wearing Marilyn Manson cosplay today on TV. Creepy as fuck.
they can suck it.
Concentrate everything vulnerable in one place, that’s just conventional wisdom. Eggs go in one basket for a reason.
Why not just force everyone to give a DNA swab? Jesus Christ
Damn isn’t she concerned her profile picture is just gonna return a bunch of rotting caucuses? Seriously I’ve seen rotted leather with less texture.
Her face looks like it smokes a pack a day.
Isn’t that called Jade Helm?